Illinois freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley declare for the NBA Draft

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

Illinois has never had two freshmen be picked top 15 in the same draft. It has a chance to do just that this year.

Fighting Illini freshman Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley have declared for the NBA Draft, per ESPN.

Jakucionis and Riley are both projected to go in the first round, with Jakucionis being a projected lottery pick.

The 6-foot-6 guard out of Lithuania put up 15.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game for Brad Underwood’s team.